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A Provincially significant wetland made up of 20 individual wetlands, composed of two wetland types (62% swamp and 38% marsh) (Kwicinski and Littleton, 1989).
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Vegetation Communities (Kwicinski and Littleton, 1989):
Marsh
M1: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges;
W2: floating plants- yellow pond lily;
W3: submergents;
M4: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; herbs- mixed herbs;
M5: robust emergents- cattails; free floating plants- duckweed;
W6: floating plants- yellow pond lily; herbs- smartweed;
M7: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; free floating plants- duckweed;
M8: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; tall shrubs- willow;
M9- narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; floating plants- yellow pond lily;
W10: floating plants- yellow pond lily; deciduous trees- willow;
M11: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; deciduous trees- willow;
W12: submergents- Curly-leaved Pondweed; floating plants- yellow pond lily;
M13: herbs- mixed herbs; deciduous trees- willow;
M14: robust emergent- cattail; low shrubs; mixed herbs;
M15: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; dead hardwoods; tall shrubs- dogwood;
M16: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; broad-leaved emergents- water-plantain; tall shrubs;
M17: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; broad-leaved emergents- water-plantain; herbs- jewelweed;
M18: herbs- mixed herbs; tall shrubs- dogwood; robust emergents- cattail;
M19: robust emergents- cattail; herbs- mixed herbs; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses;
M20: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; herbs- nettles; tall shrubs- Buttonbush;
W21: free floating plants- duckweed; robust emergents- cattails; tall shrubs- Buttonbush;
M22: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ bur-reed/ spike rush; herbs- mixed herbs; submergents- pondweed;
M23: robust emergents- bur-reed/ blueflag; herbs- smartweed; deciduous trees- willow/ Red Maple;
M24: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; herbs- mixed herbs; deciduous trees- hardwoods;
M25: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; tall shrubs- willow/ poplar; deciduous trees- willow/ White Elm;
W26: free floating plants- duckweed; narrow-leaved emergents- sedges/ grasses; tall shrub- dogwood; deciduous trees- White Elm/ White Oak;
W27: free floating plants- duckweed; dead hardwoods; narrow-leaved emergents- sedges; robust emergents- cattail;
M28: narrow-leaved emergents- bur-reed/ sedges; broad-leaved emergents- water-plantain; tall shrubs- meadowsweet; herbs- mixed herbs;
M29: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; deciduous trees- Shagbark Hickory; free floating plants- duckweed; low shrubs- Buttonbush;
M30: low shrubs- Buttonbush; robust emergents- bur-reed; deciduous trees- Black Ash/ willow; floating plants- smartweed;
M31: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ spike-rush; submergents- Curly-leafed Pondweed; free floating plants- duckweed; floating plants- yellow pond lily;
W32: free floating plants- duckweed; dead hardwoods; narrow-leaved emergents- sedges; robust emergents- cattails; herbs- mixed herbs;
W33: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ spike rush; low shrubs- dogwood; tall shrubs- willow; robust emergents- bulrush; deciduous trees- Black Ash/ White Elm; submergents- Curly-leaved Pondweed;
Swamp
S1: deciduous trees- White Elm/ Red Oak/ Black Ash/ willow;
S2: tall shrubs- Buttonbush;
S3: narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; deciduous trees- White Elm/ Red Maple/ Red Oak/ willow/ Black Ash;
S4: deciduous trees- Red Maple/ White Elm/ Black Ash; herbs- mixed herbs;
S5: low shrubs- Buttonbush; deciduous trees- willow;
S6: deciduous trees- Red Oak/ White Elm/ willow/ Black Ash; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; tall shrubs- dogwood/ meadowsweet;
S7: deciduous trees- White Elm/ Red Maple/ Red Oak/ Black Ash/ willow; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges; herbs- ferns/ jewelweed/ smartweed/ mixed herbs;
S8: deciduous trees- White Elm/ Black Ash/ Red Maple/ Black Maple/ Red Oak; tall shrubs- dogwood; herbs- jewelweed/ mixed herbs;
S9: deciduous trees- White Elm/ Red Oak; tall shrubs- dogwood; low shrubs- meadowsweet;
S10: tall shrubs- Buttonbush; deciduous trees- Black Ash/ willow; robust emergents- blueflag;
S11: deciduous trees- willow/ Shagbark Hickory/ Blue Beech; herbs- poison ivy/ smartweed; low shrubs- meadowsweet/ Buttonbush;
S12: low shrubs- Buttonbush; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; deciduous trees- Black Ash/ White Elm;
S13: deciduous trees- willow; submergents; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses;
S14: deciduous trees- White Elm; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; herbs- jewelweed; free floating plants- duckweed;
S15: deciduous trees- willow; low shrubs- willow/ Buttonbush; floating plants- yellow pond lily; submergents- water milfoil;
S16: deciduous trees- willow; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; low shrubs- Buttonbush/ willow; free floating plants- duckweed;
S17: tall shrubs- dogwood/ Southern Arrow-wood; free floating plants- duckweed; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; deciduous trees- Red Maple/ Black Ash;
S18: deciduous trees- willow; herbs- smartweed; narrow-leaved emergents- sedges; robust emergents- blueflag;
S19: deciduous trees- willow; floating plants- yellow pond lily; low shrubs- Buttonbush; robust emergents- blueflag:
S20: deciduous trees- White Elm; tall shrubs- willow/ meadowsweet; robust emergents- cattail; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; free floating plants- duckweed;
S21: deciduous trees- White Elm/ Black Ash; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; herbs- mixed herbs; low shrubs- meadowsweet; robust emergents- blueflag;
S22: tall shrubs- Buttonbush/ dogwood/ Prickly-ash; low shrubs- Buttonbush; deciduous trees- Black Ash; herbs- smartweed/ mixed herbs; broad-leaved emergents- water-plantain;
S23: deciduous trees- Black Ash/ poplar/ Swamp White Oak; robust emergents- blueflag/ cattail; tall shrubs- Buttonbush/ Winterberry/ dogwood; herbs- ferns/ nettles/ Purple Loosestrife; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses/ sedges;
S24: deciduous trees- willow/ Black Ash/ White Elm/ Red Maple; tall shrubs- willow; low shrubs- Buttonbush; herbs- smartweed; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses;
S25: deciduous trees- willow; floating plants- yellow pond lily; narrow-leaved emergents- grasses; low shrubs- Buttonbush;
S26: deciduous trees- willow; tall shrubs- dogwood; narrow-leaved emergents- sedges; robust emergents- bulrush; broad-leaved emergents- arrowhead; low shrubs- meadowsweet;
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Soils (Kwicinski and Littleton, 1989): 100% clays, loams or silts;
Site Type (Kwicinski and Littleton, 1989): 100% riverine;
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